Early Weimar - Establishment of Weimar Flashcards
When was the German Empire founded?
1871
What is the Reichstag?
Lower House of Parliament
Date of Kaiser’s abdication
9th November 1918
Name of Kaiser that abdicated
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Define ‘armistice’
An agreement to stop fighting
Date of signing of the armistice
11th November 1918
What were Wilson’s ‘Fourteen Points’?
Plan to fairly deal with peace treaty after WW1
Define ‘mutiny’
A revolt by soldiers or sailors against commanders
Where was the first mutiny of the November Revolution?
Kiel Naval base
When was the date of the mutiny that began the November Revolution?
3rd November 1918
What formed in numerous cities during November Revolution?
Workers & soldiers councils
Who proclaimed the abdication of the Kaiser?
Prince Max von Baden
When was the Ebert-Groener Pact signed?
10th November 1918
What was the Ebert-Groener Pact?
- Army would support Weimar
- Army would become independent entity from gov’t
What party was Ebert from?
SPD
Who was first elected Chancellor of Weimar?
Philipp Scheidemann
Who was the first President of Weimar?
Ebert
What was the Army’s view of Weimar?
- anti-democracy
- Loyal to Kaiser
- Saw Weimar as communist
When was the Spartacist Uprising?
6th January 1919
Name leaders killed in Spartacist Uprising
- Rosa Luxembourg
- Karl Liebknecht
